wraxle

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromwrāxlian“to contend, wrestle”
2. Middle English · inherited fromwraxlen“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”
3. English todaywraxle

From Middle English wraxlen (“to engage in grappling combat or sport, wrestle; (figurative) to contend with, grapple, struggle”), from Old English wrāxlian (“to contend, wrestle”). Probably related to wrestle.